Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-spoken
Adjective
  • Yacobi’s defense attorney, however, countered with the findings of a forensic pathologist who said Violet died from blunt force trauma consistent with a fall from a second-story balcony.
    Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The coroner listed her cause of death as traumatic blunt force injuries and the manner of death as accidental.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • On its opening day, multiple patients from UHI made the short walk across Fisherman Street to the big blue bus to wait for their names to be called.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The advent of short-form cricket has seen fielding standards rise rapidly in the past decade.
    James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • After reviewing former Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen’s explanation of his abrupt resignation, a Hamilton County judge has agreed to block attorneys’ attempts to question the long-time head of the supermarket giant about his departure from the retailer in open court.
    Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Just six months ago, Mako could not be touched on his face without showing his teeth and would react to any abrupt hand movements.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Baldwins have been a public lightning rod with their outspoken political views and social-media controversies.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In the September 1967 school board election, voters replaced two incumbent members with candidates who were outspoken opponents of the Oregon Plan.
    Time, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Busta also received an assist from Papoose and Joyner Lucas, all of them sharing lyrical wordplay and seamless tradeoffs as Busta swung between his trademark dichotomy of rapping to gruff bellowing.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Old Man was short and gruff and had chin whiskers.
    Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Short-spoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-spoken. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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